Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-17

recognize the convenience of it. There was
Caldwell, Haller and Schultz each a COM
plete department in himself. You elect
yourself, FIX your salary, vote your money
and money you pay-nO troubling Of
others to do what you can do for yourself
The business of the joint session wa:
somewhat retarded by the efforts of Boss
Caldwell to get his candidate before the
meeting in proper shape-he had resigned
before he was elected-Or else was moi
elected before he resigned-nObOdy knew
or cared which only that it was nee
essary TO keep some of his support from
mugwumpism that the bosses candidate
should still be considered q caucu nomi'
nee. Why is it that reform must always
be embarrassed uud retarded by the hesita
ting, hating mugwump differing from hI
boss? Our great humored Mayor kindly
solved that question for the Grand Old
Party by declaring both sides of the ques'
ton to be right, and it then proceeded Il
elect, or reflect, as the third Republican
member of the Fire and Police Board, thu
Wheeling agent of the Pittsburg Telephone
Company that does business in our city
who We doubt not will, if only his com
pany continues him long enough in gu
midst, learn the duties of bis new position
and learn well enough to look after the
city's interests in its contracts with hi
company.
But the rent yard-wide all-woOl article
of reform, promised us two months ago
when the party of grand moral ideas
Caucuses and bosses came into power wa
brought out when the annual apprOpria,
ton ordinance was introduced in tn,
Second Branch. The ideas Of economy
and reduction have so long been pretended
by the Democracy that our new reforms
must advance this article under a new
name and liberate the word. Behind j
was and right literally did they dish on
the city revenue.
Truly, reform of this kind is high priced
with an upward tendency, but we mus
have it. Large salaries, patrol wagons
contingent funds for purposes of hospital
ity, and all Republican Of1icehOlders mus
be held to Democratic ideas of economy
And for public works, $i7,OOO over tht
10 cent levy" Oh, how much reform cal
be had out of the DOODLE, nc matter who
pays it! The party in power has only Il
see that il will be spent by real retormer,
for strictly themselves and those who sup
port them. See them prepare for the bat
tie. The bosses of the second rate move
from chair to chair feeling the sentiment Of
the members, the Republican Board OF
Public Works slip up nearer the rail to
whisper promises Of favor to doubtful
voters, Boss Caldwell gathers his papers
and quietly waits to say the right thing at
the time arranged for it. There are evi,
denCes of mutiny and SulkineSS among the
faithful. There is 4 substitute offered for
the original ordinance by those wicked
people of the Fourth ward and the Cos
lings OF the Island, who are too young to
be trusted or to know whit is good for
them, and who know they8lly of going
after il. The substitute is presented ana
urged nv the member from the Fourth
ward, who tries to show its equity and
general desirability. 1t is allowed to be
discussed pro and con until the lieu
tenants report to the boss that things
are almost fixed, ami then comes the
only and real reform ring programme.
Apparently your Republican reiormer had
some regard for consistency. One year
ago Boss Caldwell stood shoulder tn
shoulder in with his contract for the great
Haller. the Democratic economist from
the First ward, and even consented TO make
truce with mugwump lIildreth, Of the
Seventh ward. while they can tie strings
to each dollar and number each brick that
n Democratic Il. j. w. may not mis-
place either or the City Council be cheat
ed out OF its prerogatiye of controlling
the expenditures. But on the charge of
fraud-Hildreth is no more; he was not
progressive enough for his party and his
born veterans. Boss Caldwell has cX-
perienced Il change of heart and now has
much confidence in the discretion of the
Board of Public Works that he gives them
full force commission To take and spend,
and reads the communication Of the new
board rs where it would like to improve.
Hence the glze it takes from the Top mill
To the Marshall county line-which being
translated may read: Mine squares of
paving to the Banner Republican ward'
of the city, and five squares as a reward of
merit to the First for its change
of heart. Then comes the BOss's
argument. THE Third ward which
/ have that honor to represent
pays more taxes than almost any other
two wards, therefore the merchants of
Main street, who Of course pay the larry
est part of the taxes, must wait until the
Republican party has rewarded those
wards which are in u position to do the
party the most harm-whO fought through
the war for the Union and bled au-.
No, that is the Caldwell other speech | am
running intO-the argument this time
stops with the glory and magnanimity of
the Third ward.
Truly the proposal is distinctly a Re-
publican one. 1t permits the power to be
taken out of hands of Council to dIsburSe
the peoples money and gives it to the
Republican Board of Public Works 10 re-
ward such Republican wards rs shall
assist it in gaining its purpose. But We
are not arguing this question, only
noting such features of Republican
rule as seemed meet to us. But yet we Can-
not pass the result of the victory without
making the comment that the new party
rule seemed 81 awe inspiring or excited the
admiration of the Democratic members
from the Fifth and Sixth wards that they
united themselves almost to a man with
the Republicans simply because the Fourth
ward substitute after giving them other
improvements, asked for what it wanted in
its w proposition.
Other things n day ] saw which inter
ested and instructed me, but fear | grow
lengthy and maybe tiresome, and shall close
here only adding that my ideas of Repub.
liean reform rule have not yet grown into
such admiration for it as to change my love
for the good old Democratic day of econ
Omy, strict constructing of the laws and
ordinances of the city aud the party that
always sought in public expenditures to do
the greatest good to the greatest number.
'OLD TIMER"
wELLSBURG.